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Editorial: The manufacturer-distributor relationship
Are distributors partners or customers? Everyone has a viewpoint.
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Can manufacturers and distributors be true partners?
The quality of the relationships between manufacturers and distributors is a source of debate and, sometimes, disagreement.
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Tips on making sure your Web site delivers
Does your Web site help advance your business? Here are a few tips to help make sure your Internet presence is doing what you need it to do. 
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Cover Story: INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION's
annual Compensation Survey


Despite increasing economic pressures, industry paychecks rose 5 percent this year and experts say top performers are being rewarded more than ever before.  Read more

 


Coming in June: ID’s 2008 Big 50
In June we’ll reveal the 2008 Big 50, the industry’s only report on the largest industrial distributors serving the North American marketplace. Click here for a look at the 2007 Big 50.

 

Construction Outlook

This section focuses on construction industry stories, including economic reports, market insights and product trends.  Check out the links below. 

Construction starts continue to decline
April housing starts dropped 5.7% in April after a very strong March.

Financial turmoil restrains on construction ease

The marginal rise in mortgage rates is good news for construction because it signals a more stable financial market.
 

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Economic performance, state by state
See ranking of states by recent economic performance.


Industrial Distribution Supplier Search

Industrial Distribution Supplier Search has been created for the exclusive use of INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION's audience. It is the premier i2i (industry to industry) search engine available globally today, and is essential in sourcing products and suppliers from the United States or around the world.
 
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The Industrial Distribution Resource Center is now
featuring the following White Papers—

White Paper: Census of Distribution 2008 Executive Summary


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Outside Inside Thinking
Nancye M. Combs: Guest blogger
Notes from Jim Haughey

 

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